Innovate Your Teaching Using Google Apps in the Classroom
Learn how to search, explore, innovate, communicate, show and share. Students should have basic technology skills including using email, MS Office and internet literacy. They will be able to pack their 21st century tool bag with a free collection of essential software and apps in order to enhance teaching and increase student learning and engagement in the K-12 classroom. Applications discussed will include Google Docs, Search, and Notebook. Geo Education Apps Earth, Maps, Sketch-up and GoogleSky will also be explored. These tools will empower teachers to bring the curriculum content to students in a compelling, fresh, and fun way; using 21st century strategies that will engage students and model the skills necessary for them to become self directed learners. All classes are taught using a smartboard to further enhance the learning.
Week 1: Google Docs Overview Tools for Educators http://www.google.com/ educators/tools.html Create Accounts Explore features in Documents Presentations Week 2: Google Docs Review Documents & Presentations – Share and answer questions Explore Forms Create Surveys, Quizzes, Exams Custom Searches http://www.google.com/ educators/p_cse.html Create Custom Searches Week 3: Google Sites – Create a place to share information. Share documents. Explore Google Classroom Activities (K-12) http://www.google.com/ educators/all_grades.html Week 4: Geo Education Home Explore Applications and discuss curriculum connections Demo programs Explore Google Maps and curriculum connections. Create maps that connect to curriculum Final Share-out.
Innovate Your Teaching Using Google Apps in the Classroom
Learn how to search, explore, innovate, communicate, show and share. Students should have basic technology skills including using email, MS Office and internet literacy. They will be able to pack their 21st century tool bag with a free collection of essential software and apps in order to enhance teaching and increase student learning and engagement in the K-12 classroom. Applications discussed will include Google Docs, Search, and Notebook. Geo Education Apps Earth, Maps, Sketch-up and GoogleSky will also be explored. These tools will empower teachers to bring the curriculum content to students in a compelling, fresh, and fun way; using 21st century strategies that will engage students and model the skills necessary for them to become self directed learners. All classes are taught using a smartboard to further enhance the learning.Week 1:
Google Docs
Overview
Tools for Educators http://www.google.com/ educators/tools.html
Create Accounts
Explore features in
Documents
Presentations
Week 2:
Google Docs
Review Documents & Presentations – Share and answer questions
Explore Forms
Create Surveys, Quizzes, Exams
Custom Searches http://www.google.com/ educators/p_cse.html
Create Custom Searches
Week 3:
Google Sites – Create a place to share information. Share documents.
Explore Google Classroom Activities (K-12) http://www.google.com/ educators/all_grades.html
Week 4:
Geo Education Home
Explore Applications and discuss curriculum connections
Demo programs
Explore Google Maps and curriculum connections.
Create maps that connect to curriculum
Final Share-out.